Sparta, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sparta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear10%—92°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain27%2.9″90°73°-2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm55%—79°68°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle16%—80°63°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy12%—85°63°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—89°65°+4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle56%0.06″91°70°+2°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 75 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 66 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 75 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 66 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 75
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 66
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 10:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sparta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 41086
16-Day Forecast — Sparta
- Sat92°71°10%
- Sun90°73°27%
- Mon79°68°55%
- Tue80°63°16%
- Wed85°63°12%
- Thu89°65°26%
- Fri91°70°56%
- Sat82°66°43%
- Sun78°60°19%
- Mon78°55°12%
- Tue82°55°15%
- Wed86°58°18%
- Thu88°63°29%
- Fri90°67°31%
- Sat79°68°30%
- Sun79°66°40%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Sparta
SPC has placed Sparta in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Sparta
- 41086